Johnson & Johnson Innovation: Packaging Design QuickFire Challenge: Unit Dose Technologies
Funding Agency:
- Private Foundations
As the science and innovation behind products evolve, so must the packaging of those products. Advancing additional options for unit dose packaging may represent the next generation of medication storage.
In the US, the wider adoption of non-reclosable unit dose packaging has been limited due to concern for user-friendly access and design [1], non-recyclable packaging waste, manufacturability and speed at which packaging lines can operate [2].
In addition to helping to prevent accidental unsupervised ingestions (AUIs) of medications by children, some unit dose packaging configurations have also shown to increase medication adherence [3], improve monitoring [4], and reduce risk of contamination [5]. While strides have been made in packaging safety [6], AUIs, when young children self-ingest medicines which are not appropriately kept high and out of sight and reach, can lead to overdose and preventable injury [7].
To inspire innovators to bring potentially groundbreaking unit dose packaging options to the market – with a focus on child-resistant, user-friendly, non-reclosable designs - Johnson & Johnson Innovation together with the packaging innovation team within Johnson & Johnson Consumer Inc. is launching the Packaging Design QuickFire Challenge: Unit Dose Technologies. Potential innovations can include both solids (tablets, capsules and powders) and liquids (solutions and suspensions) in unit-dose formats (e.g. blisters, sachets and stick packs). Primary and secondary packaging or combination of the two are in scope of the challenge.
The innovator(s) with the best idea, potential technology, or potential solution will receive grant funding from a total pool of up to $100,000, access to the global Johnson & Johnson Innovation – JLABS network and mentorship from experts across the Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies.
October 15, 2021
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